Newsflash -- It gets hot in summer

I know I'm being facetious, but it amazes me the big deal made on the news about this two-day heat wave. I don't know why these things continue to surprise me, but they do. It needs to be on the news, especially the weather segments, so that people can prepare and yes, people need to be careful in the heat and dreadful humidity. As bad as it was yesterday, it was worse today because it felt like the humidity was much higher.

However, when I watched the news the last few mornings, half the time was taken up by this "story." Reporter at this train station, reporter at that train station, reporter on this corner, reporter at that building, reporter near a fountain, reporter in the suburbs, etc. Yes, we get it, it's hot as Hades.

That being said, I'm going to get off the computer now because it's starting to get reaaaaalllly funky outside. The temperature just dropped at least 10 degrees, it's getting very dark and windy, and we know what that means. Works for me, as long as if the power goes out it's not for long -- it will help us cool off.

More newsflashes, courtesy of Mindy Memories:

It snows in winter.
Leaving things in your car in the summer is not a good idea.
Drink fluids to avoid getting dehydrated.
Leaving your pool full in the backyard could be dangerous to a child if he or she is unsupervised.
If you stay out in the sun a while without sunscreen you may get a sunburn.